Expert recommendations for the top dance, theater, and classical music performances.
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Musikverein
World-renowneded music hall, home to the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; encompasses about a dozen halls; the main hall—Gtosser Musikvereinssaal—accommodates 2,000 in lavish, red-velvet splendor. First district, Bösendorferstrasse 12; tel. +43 1 505 81 90. www.musikverein.at
Vienna State Opera
Extraordinary opera house with 350-year tradition; season runs September to June and includes about 70 opera and ballet performances. Tickets $3-300. First district, Opernring 2; tel. +43 1 514 44 22 50. www.staatsoper.at
Klangforum
Contemporary music ensemble founded in 1985; the 24 members partner with conductors and composers to determine how to interpret the music they play; performances at Wiener Konzerthaus music hall. www.klangforum.at
Wiener Konzerthaus
Program includes classical music performed by, among others, the Viennese Radio Symphony Orchestra; contemporary music (Klangforum); jazz (Dianne Reeves & Band); as well as world music from the Balkans to Mali. Restored 1913 building is a rare blend of historicism, secessionism, and art nouveau styles. Third district, Lothringerstrasse 20; tel. +43 1 242 00 100. www.konzerthaus.at
Haus der Musik
“A place where music is not only an acoustic but also a physical experience.”—Thomas Rottenberg, local journalist. Interactive museum of music on four floors, the fifth housing a café and a restaurant; includes an archive of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and serves as a venue for concerts and cabarets (usually in German). First district, Seilerstätte 30; tel. +43 1 516 48. www.hdm.at
Vienna Volksoper
Built in 1898 to stage plays, today Volksoper is a popular venue for a wide variety of live arts performances; monthly calendar typically features operas, classical operettas, musicals, and dance. Ninth district, Währinger Strasse 78; tel. +43 1 514 44 3670. www.volksoper.at
Theater an der Wien
Designed by Mozart’s librettist and renowned Viennese theater impresario, Emanuel Schikaneder; opened in 1801, but transformed into Vienna’s newest opera house as part of Mozart’s 250th birthday celebration in 2006; focuses on baroque and contemporary opera performances as well as Mozart’s works. Sixth district, Linke Wienzeile 6; tel. +43 1 588 30 660. www.theater-wien.at
